# NTSB SEA73AS028: Piper PA-32, N1208T, Rogerson, ID, April 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Rogerson, ID · ROGERSON, ID
- Location: 42.2180° N, 114.5942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rogerson, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2180&lon=-114.5942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0513   73/4/1  NR.ROGERSON,ID        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 125
        TIME - 0130                    N1208T              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKPOT,NEV                 BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO POOR WEA.HIT GRND DURING TURNAROUND.PLT DIDNT USE ALT AIR OR PITOT HEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1208T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1208T-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 32-7240108, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730401006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401006909A), Apr 1, 1973: Piper PA32300, Rogerson, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into poor wea. Hit grnd during turnaround. Plt didnt use alt air or pitot heat.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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